Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the Monitor ...

An interesting comparison of Google to Skynet can be found in computer science professor Greg Conti's book, "Googling Security: How Much Does Google Know About You?" Conti does not make an apples to ...

While everybody’s eyes were on Google I/O this week, another little bit of Google news nearly managed to slip under the radar: The tech giant’s high-flying, solar-powered Solara 50 drone apparently ...

Google is building Skynet — that much we know. Robotics, location awareness, even self-driving cars. They're in your home, in your pocket, and will soon be just about everywhere you turn. So, when the ...

Google has acquired the British artificial intelligence company DeepMind for $500 million. There is no doubt that this acquisition is linked to Google's hiring of futurist and inventor Ray Kurzweil, ...

Is Google feeling festive, or is the Mountain View-based giant feeling a little T-101ish? Well, Google has acquired robotics engineering company Boston Dynamics, which is best known for its quadrupeds ...

Is Google SkyNet? In a word: Yes. In fact, in some ways, it’s even smarter. SkyNet didn’t assume worldwide domination until 2029, while Google has already effectively monopolized search and it’s only ...

Luke has been touching up tech, and writing, for over a decade across FHM, Stuff, T3 and Shortlist to name a few. With an MA and NCTJs in journalism and an unquenchable love of gadgets, no tech ...

Google’s Spanner is a single database that runs across hundreds of data centers throughout the world. It’s so smart that it rapidly shifts resources during outages without human intervention and keeps ...